Z&R TRADE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC608012 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£24.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,954

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£24k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£39k£49kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£122.9k£122.0k
Current assets£49.3k£48.6k
Net assets£24.0k£23.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  11. 2019-06-06
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    KHAN, Qamrosh Alam appointed
    director
  12. 2019-06-06
    ➖
    ZAHID, Mohammed resigned
    director
  13. 2019-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-06-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-11-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As Z&R TRADE LTD
  19. 2018-09-13
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    ZAHID, Mohammed appointed
    director
  20. 2018-09-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Qamrosh Alam Khan
Individual
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest28/10/2019
Mr Qamrosh Alam Khan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mohammed Zahidceased 06/06/2019· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

29b Rivergate Centre
Irvine
KA12 8EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KHAN, Qamrosh Alam→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-06-06
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Active
ZAHID, Mohammed→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-09-13 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-17